Propulsion Test Engineer applicants have rated the interview process at Relativity Space with 3.9 out of 5 (where 5 is the highest level of difficulty) and assessed their interview experience as 43% positive. To compare, the company-average is 46% positive. This is according to Glassdoor user ratings.
Candidates applying for Propulsion Test Engineer roles take an average of 28 days to get hired, when considering 14 user submitted interviews for this role. To compare, the hiring process at Relativity Space overall takes an average of 24 days.
Common stages of the interview process at Relativity Space as a Propulsion Test Engineer according to 14 Glassdoor interviews include:
One on one interview: 25%
Skills test: 25%
Group panel interview: 18%
Phone interview: 11%
Background check: 7%
Presentation: 7%
Drug test: 4%
Personality test: 4%
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I applied online. I interviewed at Relativity Space (Stennis Space Center, MS) in May 2026
Interview
very technical interview. I do think it was fair, but I was not expecting the questions to be as fundamental as they were. you really gotta be up on your basic equations.
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Question 1
what determines the shape of the temperature profile across the thickness of a wall with given temperature differences?
I interviewed at Relativity Space (Stennis Space Center, MS)
Interview
I had an email describing the role, and then a one-on-one Teams meeting with a whiteboard, where I went deep into my projects and answered technical problems related to solid mechanics, fluids, or thermodynamics.
Interview questions [1]
Question 1
Explain the thermodynamic process of evaporating a full glass of water on a stove.
I applied online. I interviewed at Relativity Space (Stennis Space Center, MS) in May 2026
Interview
1 on 1 interview with a lead engineer. Asked in technical depth about projects. Asked to choose two subjects from solids, fluids, thermo, heat transfer to be asked questions on. Be ready to defend your answers with equations and answer why you decided to answer that why.
Interview questions [1]
Question 1
A large basin is filled with water. It leads down to a sealed container. How high will the water in the container get? Another variation where the height difference between the two containers gets smaller. And then another variation where the container volume gets halved.